Species ID skills

Help with identifying the species your ants

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Re: Species ID skills

Post: # 95592Post Polyrhachiskeeper
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:17 pm

JaydenScheepers wrote:
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:14 pm
Polyrhachiskeeper wrote:
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:13 pm
JaydenScheepers wrote:
Sun Aug 07, 2022 10:30 pm


Congrats on your catch! Man I'd like to be a owner of Polyrhachis, was tempted on buying them but then I would need to drive all the way up to Bangkok witch is like a 9 or 10 hour drive, and I don't think my parents will be up to that.
But beware, they are very hard to raise, they are semi-claustral and are picky about food, like really picky. They only have mealworms and chicken on their menu. And btw, my first nanitic died :(
I'm sorry about your nanitic. Luckily I have a mealworm and superworm farm.
Nice! I wish i had a mealworm farm, i dont know if they eat superworms but you could try.
Favorite ant:
Polyrhachis/Echinopla

Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x

Beginners must not keep Polyrhachis!

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Re: Species ID skills

Post: # 95593Post JaydenScheepers
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:17 pm

Polyrhachiskeeper wrote:
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:15 pm
If AntsCanada had a silver, gold and bronze spiny ant colony, the only thing he'd need was a black spiny ant like Polyrhahis rastellata. :lol:
Don't forget the P. cyaniventris.
Keeping:

• Cataulacus granulatus x2
• Camponotus parius
• Odontomachus sp x4
• Pheidole prava x1
• Pseudoneoponera sp x1

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Re: Species ID skills

Post: # 95595Post JaydenScheepers
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:19 pm

Polyrhachiskeeper wrote:
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:17 pm
JaydenScheepers wrote:
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:14 pm
Polyrhachiskeeper wrote:
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:13 pm


But beware, they are very hard to raise, they are semi-claustral and are picky about food, like really picky. They only have mealworms and chicken on their menu. And btw, my first nanitic died :(
I'm sorry about your nanitic. Luckily I have a mealworm and superworm farm.
Nice! I wish i had a mealworm farm, i dont know if they eat superworms but you could try.
A mealworm farm isn't hard to make, all you need is a empty container, substrate like oats works well, and some food that gives then hydration like carrots. Try to give them something that doesn't mold easily.
Keeping:

• Cataulacus granulatus x2
• Camponotus parius
• Odontomachus sp x4
• Pheidole prava x1
• Pseudoneoponera sp x1

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Re: Species ID skills

Post: # 95597Post Polyrhachiskeeper
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:20 pm

JaydenScheepers wrote:
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:17 pm
Polyrhachiskeeper wrote:
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:15 pm
If AntsCanada had a silver, gold and bronze spiny ant colony, the only thing he'd need was a black spiny ant like Polyrhahis rastellata. :lol:
Don't forget the P. cyaniventris.
Yeah, then his collection would be complete or maybe add a rough black spiny ant, P. rastellata are shiny and smooth and quite small. The workers are just 5mm long!
Favorite ant:
Polyrhachis/Echinopla

Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x

Beginners must not keep Polyrhachis!

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Re: Species ID skills

Post: # 95599Post SYUTEO
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:24 pm

Polyrhachiskeeper wrote:
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:20 pm
JaydenScheepers wrote:
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:17 pm
Polyrhachiskeeper wrote:
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:15 pm
If AntsCanada had a silver, gold and bronze spiny ant colony, the only thing he'd need was a black spiny ant like Polyrhahis rastellata. :lol:
Don't forget the P. cyaniventris.
Yeah, then his collection would be complete or maybe add a rough black spiny ant, P. rastellata are shiny and smooth and quite small. The workers are just 5mm long!
There is also Polyrhachis bihamata and Polyrhachis ypsilon which are tha so called fish hook ants and there is also Polyrhachis bicolor which is about 8mm long and are silver with a red gaster.

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Re: Species ID skills

Post: # 95600Post Polyrhachiskeeper
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:25 pm

SYUTEO wrote:
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:24 pm
Polyrhachiskeeper wrote:
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:20 pm
JaydenScheepers wrote:
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:17 pm


Don't forget the P. cyaniventris.
Yeah, then his collection would be complete or maybe add a rough black spiny ant, P. rastellata are shiny and smooth and quite small. The workers are just 5mm long!
There is also Polyrhachis bihamata and Polyrhachis ypsilon which are tha so called fish hook ants and there is also Polyrhachis bicolor which is about 8mm long and are silver with a red gaster.
LOL. That would be a pain to get them all! :lol:
I learn something new everyday, Polyrhachis is so diverse. Never new Polyrhachis bihamata existed or those others. :D
Favorite ant:
Polyrhachis/Echinopla

Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x

Beginners must not keep Polyrhachis!

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Re: Species ID skills

Post: # 95602Post SYUTEO
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:28 pm

Polyrhachiskeeper wrote:
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:25 pm
SYUTEO wrote:
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:24 pm
Polyrhachiskeeper wrote:
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:20 pm


Yeah, then his collection would be complete or maybe add a rough black spiny ant, P. rastellata are shiny and smooth and quite small. The workers are just 5mm long!
There is also Polyrhachis bihamata and Polyrhachis ypsilon which are tha so called fish hook ants and there is also Polyrhachis bicolor which is about 8mm long and are silver with a red gaster.
LOL. That would be a pain to get them all! :lol:
I used to have a P. bicolor queen but she died.

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Re: Species ID skills

Post: # 95604Post Polyrhachiskeeper
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:31 pm

Was it a colony or just a queen who died for no reason?
Favorite ant:
Polyrhachis/Echinopla

Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x

Beginners must not keep Polyrhachis!

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Re: Species ID skills

Post: # 95607Post JaydenScheepers
Mon Aug 08, 2022 12:10 am

I forgot the car keys in the boot again...
Keeping:

• Cataulacus granulatus x2
• Camponotus parius
• Odontomachus sp x4
• Pheidole prava x1
• Pseudoneoponera sp x1

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Re: Species ID skills

Post: # 95614Post SYUTEO
Mon Aug 08, 2022 6:02 am

Polyrhachiskeeper wrote:
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:31 pm
Was it a colony or just a queen who died for no reason?
It was a queen, I caught her as an alate and she shed her wings but she died a few days later.

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